A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be ...

A few drops of water can make drug-delivering patches melt away from the skin. The patches hold rows of tiny spikes, or microneedles, that researchers can load with medicine or vaccines. When pressed ...

In the app's latest skincare trend, TikTok users are applying large hydrocolloid bandages to their faces to shrink pimples overnight. Dermatologists told Insider these patches are great for absorbing ...

For some time now, it's been known that the application of electricity can help heal wounds. The experimental new ePatch bandage takes that approach, plus it boosts the healing process by killing ...

Scientists have succeeded in developing an injectable tissue bandage even smaller than a postage stamp. This patch is capable of repairing damaged hearts. It repairs heart tissue destroyed by a heart ...

Ultrasound could soon be delivered through a Band-Aid-like skin patch. The applicator delivers low-frequency, low-intensity ultrasound directly to wounds, and was found to significantly accelerate ...

PITTSBURGH (CBS) -- Pat Padgett fought a brave battle after a heartbreaking diagnosis. He was young, incredibly fit, but he had oral cancer, and it was terminal. "He kept a sense of humor as long as ...